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<blockquote data-quote="AJ Peacock" data-source="post: 137634" data-attributes="member: 4885"><p>[ QUOTE ]</p><p>Fill me in, why not use the federal 210's with the Lee Auto prime?</p><p></p><p></p><p>[/ QUOTE ]</p><p></p><p>In my experience, federal primers are softer than winchester. Winchester are softer than CCI. I believe that the Federals are a little more apt to 'prematurely ignite' if handled 'roughly'. I know that guns that won't set off Winchester or CCI due to light primer strikes can be used with Federal primers because they are softer/thinner. My guess is that its a safety issue with the hand primer tools, where your face is so near the primer tray. I believe one of the primer manufacturers recommends a small number of primers be placed in the tray when using a hand primer (to lessen the chance of injury if/when a chain fire occurs). They also recommend safety glasses (a good precaution that could save your sight during the few minutes you use these tools).</p><p></p><p>I've witnessed a chain fire of more than 100 small pistol magnum primers in a Dillon press. The Dillon contained the explosion, I'd hate to see a chain fire in a plastic hand held device.</p><p></p><p>BTW, when I'm not using my Dillon progressive, I use a Lee handheld priming tool, I try to only dump a few primers (10-20) at a time. I use Remington and CCI primers mostly for my rifles. I use Winchester primers in all my Cowboy Action competition loads. </p><p></p><p>I've tried the federals and they are so soft that I end up bending them in my progressive, so I don't use them.</p><p></p><p>Hope this didn't ramble too much (drove more than 600 miles + worked today and I'm a little tired).</p><p></p><p></p><p>Don</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AJ Peacock, post: 137634, member: 4885"] [ QUOTE ] Fill me in, why not use the federal 210's with the Lee Auto prime? [/ QUOTE ] In my experience, federal primers are softer than winchester. Winchester are softer than CCI. I believe that the Federals are a little more apt to 'prematurely ignite' if handled 'roughly'. I know that guns that won't set off Winchester or CCI due to light primer strikes can be used with Federal primers because they are softer/thinner. My guess is that its a safety issue with the hand primer tools, where your face is so near the primer tray. I believe one of the primer manufacturers recommends a small number of primers be placed in the tray when using a hand primer (to lessen the chance of injury if/when a chain fire occurs). They also recommend safety glasses (a good precaution that could save your sight during the few minutes you use these tools). I've witnessed a chain fire of more than 100 small pistol magnum primers in a Dillon press. The Dillon contained the explosion, I'd hate to see a chain fire in a plastic hand held device. BTW, when I'm not using my Dillon progressive, I use a Lee handheld priming tool, I try to only dump a few primers (10-20) at a time. I use Remington and CCI primers mostly for my rifles. I use Winchester primers in all my Cowboy Action competition loads. I've tried the federals and they are so soft that I end up bending them in my progressive, so I don't use them. Hope this didn't ramble too much (drove more than 600 miles + worked today and I'm a little tired). Don [/QUOTE]
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